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Please verifyResetSubmit'Time to install additional checks and balances'A U.S. Marine carries the nuclear codes to the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Congressional Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week urging him to give up his sole authority to launch nuclear weapons, Politico Tuesday. The lawmakers said they want to reform the "the decision-making process the United States uses in its command and control of nuclear forces."Currently, only the president has the authority to launch U.S. nuclear weapons. Though he has advisers available to consult on any such decision, there is nothing that says he must.And that is worrisome, the 31 Democratic letter-signers stated, citing actions of both former Presidents Donald Trump and Richard Nixon:[V]esting one person with this authority entails real risks. Past presidents have threatened to attack other countries with nuclear weapons or exhibited behavior that caused other officials to express concern about the president's judgment.While any president would presumably consult with advisors before ordering an attack, there is no requirement to do so. The military is obligated to carry out the order if they assess it is legal under the laws of war. Under the current posture of U.S. nuclear forces, that attack would happen in minutes.The passage above included footnotes linking to stories of former President Trump a nuclear attack on North Korea, Nixon Defense Secretary James Schlesinger's about outgoing President Nixon's stability in the days before he resigned, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's futile that the Joint Chiefs of Staff remove the nuclear football from Trump following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), who spearheaded the letter, in response to the Politico report, "Vesting a single person with nuclear authority entails real risks. I'm leading a group of my colleagues with @RepTedLieu in calling for reform to our nuclear command-and-control structure. It's time to install additional checks and balances into this system."The letter offered a number of alternatives, including:Nearly three dozen House Democrats on Monday called on Biden to relinquish his sole authority to launch nuclear wea… https://t.co/9t6eb8LPpA — POLITICO (@POLITICO)Though the letter asked the president to implement such changes on his own, Congress could pass a law to implement any one or all of these restrictions and dare the president to veto it, HotAir's Ed Morrissey . After all, it's Congress' job to be the checks and balances they are currently asking the president to impose on himself.Most recentRecommended© 2022 Blaze Media LLC.All rights reserved.Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.By signing up to the Blaze News newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications from Blaze Media that may sometimes include advertisements or sponsored content.© 2022 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved.

Please verifyResetSubmit'Time to install additional checks and balances'A U.S. Marine carries the nuclear codes to the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)Like Blaze News? Get the news that matters most delivered directly to your inbox.Congressional Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week urging him to give up his sole authority to launch nuclear weapons, Politico Tuesday. The lawmakers said they want to reform the "the decision-making process the United States uses in its command and control of nuclear forces."Currently, only the...

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